There is a lot of talk--in the public sphere as well as among scholars--about how important Latino voters are to political candidates, but most of the ...

For many Spanish Americans in the early nineteenth century, Philadelphia was Filadelfia, a symbol of republican government for the Americas and the most ...

Postcolonial Green is an ambitious, accessible, and original volume that will help broaden and deepen a rapidly emerging field. The collection is intellectually ...

A product of the 'spiritual hothouse' of the Second Great Awakening, Spiritualism became the fastest growing religion in the nation during the 1850s, ...

Snake populations are declining around the globe, but calls for their conservation are muted by fear and prejudice. Saving Snakes offers a new approach ...

Despite their peaceful, bucolic appearance, the tree-lined streets of South African suburbia were no refuge from the racial tensions and indignities of ...

A classic classroom reference since its 1964 publication, this indispensable volume offers the full text of Magna Carta in English, as well as a chapter-by-chapter ...

American independence would not have been achieved without diplomatic, financial, and military support from Europe. And without recognition from powerful ...

The paradoxical role nature plays in American myth and history grows in part from the male's reverent fascination with the wilderness and his equally ...

"Powell's book about Appalachian rhetoric is a case study of how literacy can be used to overpower the less literate rather than empower them. The book ...